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Making Thinking Visible: Visual Prompts That Support Learning (Not Performance)
Visual prompts help teachers make student thinking visible during learning—not after. Explore Finnish-inspired visual thinking strategies that support reflection, portfolios, and responsive lesson planning.
vanessa speigle
12 hours ago3 min read


🌱 Evidence of Learning: How Student Portfolios Support Better Planning
Student portfolios become powerful when they are built from reflection and used as evidence of learning. This post explores how teachers can read student artifacts to plan instruction with clarity—without adding grading or workload.
vanessa speigle
2 days ago3 min read


🌱 Student Portfolios as Living Records of Learning
Student portfolios don’t need to be complicated. Explore simple, student-owned strategies that replace worksheets with reflection and ongoing evidence of learning.
vanessa speigle
Jan 54 min read


Resetting Learning Without Starting Over
Lesson planning doesn’t stop when teaching begins. This post explores how planning, assessment, and reflection form a continuous learning cycle — and how small instructional shifts help teachers respond to real student thinking with greater clarity, calm, and impact.
vanessa speigle
Dec 29, 20253 min read
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